Sydney Falls
Washington · 200-foot drop · Mount Rainier National Park · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Sydney Falls is light today (24 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume. October averages 1.6 snow days here.
Right now
Streamflow
23.8 cfs
HUCKLEBERRY CREEK NEAR GREENWATER, · 1h ago
Overnight
39°F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
44°F
Rain And Snow Likely
Today's daylight
Sunrise 7:37 AM · Sunset 6:02 PM · 10h 25m
Other park alerts
- Winter Season Closures(Information)
- WILDFIRE CLOSURES: Sunrise & northern trails.(Danger)
- Fryingpan Creek Bridge Replacement Project: Trail Impacts(Information)
Snapshot built 6m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS SEW.
No verified photo yet
Sydney Falls is a waterfall in Washington. It drops roughly 200 feet. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Sydney Falls is in Washington. It drops along Kotsuck Creek. The falls are inside Mount Rainier National Park, a US National Park. The base sits at roughly 3,674 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 24 minutes from Packwood. A trail — Owyhigh Lakes Trail — runs within 40 meters of the marked location. No public parking is recorded within 2 km, so a longer approach is likely. This is one of the more frequently visited falls in the state by our popularity model. Source records come from OpenStreetMap.
Sydney Falls, more commonly called Kotsuck Creek Falls or Kotsuck Falls, is a waterfall in the Mount Rainier National Park in the U.S. state of Washington.
Is the water flowing right now?
Most waterfall sites don't tell you this. The waterfall itself is almost never gauged, but a USGS streamgage in the same watershed can tell you whether snowmelt has started, peaked, or run dry.
USGS gage 12096865 · 15.4 mi away
HUCKLEBERRY CREEK NEAR GREENWATER, WA
— Distant gauge — proxy reading, not on the same drainage.
View live discharge data →
30-day streamflow
Near 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 42.2 cfs · 55% of last year — significantly drier
When to go (from the climate data, not our opinion)
Monthly averages from Open-Meteo's reanalysis dataset (2020–2024). Highlighted months are when we think the waterfall is at its best — but the numbers are the numbers regardless.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip (in) | Snow days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 25 | 16.1 | 18.6 |
| Feb | 35 | 23 | 11 | 19.6 |
| Mar | 39 | 25 | 5.5 | 16.4 |
| Apr | 44 | 28 | 4.6 | 10.6 |
| May | 54 | 34 | 3.3 | 3 |
| Jun | 63 | 42 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Jul | 75 | 49 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Aug | 75 | 50 | 0.7 | 0 |
| Sep | 68 | 46 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct | 54 | 37 | 6.6 | 1.6 |
| Nov | 40 | 27 | 13.4 | 11.8 |
| Dec | 35 | 25 | 14.5 | 18.6 |
Source: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API · ERA5 reanalysis 2020–2024.
Compare to nearby falls
If this one isn't the right fit, here's how it stacks up against the closest documented falls. Every column is filterable on the site — not buried in 13,000 reviews.
| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Falls (this page) | — | 200 ft | — | N | — |
| Deer Creek Falls | 1 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Chinook Cascades | 1 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Stafford Falls | 1 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Wauhaukaupauken Falls | 4 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Mary Belle Falls | 4 mi | — | — | N | — |
Related waterfalls
Similar height (~200 ft)
- Bent Mountain Falls200 ft
- Calypso Cascades200 ft
- Fairy Falls200 ft
- Schirmer Cascade200 ft
- Seven Teacups200 ft
Questions visitors ask about Sydney Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How tall is Sydney Falls?
Sydney Falls is 200 feet (61 m) tall. Source heights disagree by source — see the discrepancy box on the page.
Is Sydney Falls in a national or state park?
Yes — Sydney Falls is inside Mount Rainier National Park. See the park page for fees, hours, and current conditions.
Can I bring my dog to Sydney Falls?
No — dogs are not allowed on trails here. Most National Park trails prohibit pets to protect wildlife. Service animals are an exception per ADA.
How far is Sydney Falls from a major city?
Sydney Falls is 17 miles from Packwood (about 24 minutes' drive).
More waterfalls in Washington
Where it is
46.8404, -121.5590
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Falls
Wikidata (Q37284)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37284
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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